Avaliação neuropsicológica de crianças com hemiparesia congênita e adquirida--resultados preliminares / Neuropsicologic evaluation of children with congenital and acquired hemyparesis--early results
Acta cir. bras
; Acta cir. bras;20(supl.1): 51-56, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To present the preliminary results of neuropsychological assessment for children with congenital and acquired hemiparesis with or not seizures.METHODS:
Nine children at a age of 5 and 14 years old, were studied individually by one battery of test to neuropsychological assessment of cognitive function, language, gnosia, praxia visuo-motor and memory processing and emotional aspect.RESULTS:
Children with hemiparesis demonstrated minimal or severe cognitive dysfuctions, impaired language abilities, poor visuo-motor and memory processing and alteration in emotional aspect. Acquired hemiparesis with seizures in childhood had a severe cognitive deficits, but congenital hemiparesis with or not seizures the neuropsychological assessment demonstrate minimal or moderate cortical deficits.CONCLUSIONS:
Theses preliminary results demonstrated that congenital or acquired hemiparesis associated or not with seizures present cortical dysfuctions. The worst results was observed in acquired hemiparesis with epileptic seizures.
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Paresis
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Psychomotor Performance
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Child Development
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Pt
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2005
Type:
Article